Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-06-30
SUDDEN SUMMONS.
ONE MAN KILLED AND TWO
TERRIBLY MANaLED.
An East Bound Wabash Train
Strikes Three Men.

An East Bound Wabash Train
Strikes Three Men.
They are Supposed to be Tramps
lone May Recover.
The first Wabash east bound train
due here at 1:43 Friday
struck three men who were walking
on the track at Thompson, Eve miles
west, killing one instantly, and Grip
pling the others in . horrible manner,
30 that both will likely die. though
there is some hope for one of them.
The man who was killed had the ap-
pearance of being probably fifty or
fifty-five years of age. His legs were
mashed to q jelly, and nearly every
bone in his body broken, besides his
head being crushed. He didn't live
a minute.
Another one Of the men was terri
bly, crushed all over, and from the
time he was struck didn't say word,
and it is impossible for him to live
over an hour or so. The third was
not 80 badly injured, though his legs
are both in bad FIX, besides injuries
all over his body In different places.
He will likely lose an arm, but the
chances are that with careful nursing
he may pull through without further
loss Of limb. Though he is IN a
better hx than his two companions,
his position is by no means an envi-
able one.
The men when struck were sup
posed to have been watching a freight
tram which coming up on the G. &
A. track, which runs parallel with
the Wabash, q few feet distant.
The usual signals were given but
the men paid no attention. Drs.
McAllister and Gordon, of Columbia,
were on the train on their way to
Jefferson City, and accompanied the
unfortunate men Ms far as Mexico,
where they rendered all the assistance
in their power until the arrival of the
railroad physicians.
The only clue as to the identity oi
the men was. that the name Chart
was written son the shirt of the one
who was about dead, while the one
least hurt became conscious epcdgf
at one time to say that his psme was
Geo. Adams, an Rpglish4sh.
The one calling himself Adams
Is apparently 80 orSs5 years Of age
comfortably but roughly dressed
well built and Of sandy complexion
The dead man was commonly clai
and looked to be SO or more years o
age, and was of tall, angular build
The other man is the smallest o
the three, rather dark and only fairl,
dressed. He is too badly bruised
| to obtain a description. 1t is sup
posed that they were all vagrants, a
there was nothing about them to in
dicate that they had any busines
where they were when struck.
At the time the LEDGER goes t.
press only the small man had beel
searched, and a gold watch and 81
was found in his clothes. The 9th
3 ers have not been searched Fol
: lowing is the jury which adiourne'
l until after supper, when the inques
8 was held: r. B. Hooton, VIM
t Wallace, j. N. Roseberry, w.
Winscott, J. NJ. Gordon, JAIME
i Rainey.
r The unfortunate men were brougE
n to the baggage room of the Unio
e Depot where they were laid out on
n stretcher and cared for by the raj
It road surgeons.
n One of the remaining two me
who were SO horribly injured on th
n Wabash near Thompson Frlda
= died at 1852 Saturday. He neve
n regained consciousness or spoke
o word after being struck. His spin
9 and head were injured besides bein
|. terribly bruised and mangled othe
= wise. He had on his person watc
It and an express receipt for $8.5'
5 dated at Kansas City Thursday, mad
n out to "Owner," money sent to IN
il Phillips, Chicago" and $3.50
!. money. There was no clue TO b
d identity besides this and the wor
If Hart" written on his shirt.
y The older man, who was killed IL
r stantly, had nothing whatever abo'
y him to furnish evidence OF bis nan
IS or place of residence.
& The remaining one has regaine
e, consciousness, and says his name
7. Geo. Adams, and has been in tn
# county from London about fot
y years. He says he didn't know Il
dead men; had just met them up Il
is road, andihad scarcely got aequainte
;e He says he didn't hear the train
d signals. The man seems little stu
y born, and trying to hold back som
a thing. He is terribly injured, al
c may die, though his recovery is pro-
|, able.
, Adams became more talkati'
!, about noon to-day, and said he r
} membered the men who were Wi
h;,, that tbov wara aid friends. b